Researchers use deep-diving seals to track melting ice sheets in Antarctica

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Hefty elephant seals regularly dive more than 2,500 feet underwater, holding their breath for 30 minutes while swimming in the dark, frigid ocean depths.

This remarkable ability makes these mammals well-suited to collect critical data about deep, warming ocean waters that scientists believe...

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